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Wow, I am really impressed by your evidences, I started Ugu farming April this year but didn't know it won't last through the dry season which is actually my target.
So I am replanting for the dry season and really good to see your pods.
I am learning the ropes and will scale up next year God willing. Cheers

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That is the bitter news for every serving youth Corps member and graduates hoping to be mobilized for the NYSC scheme one day.

If you belong to any of the two categories above and you interpret your Call-Up for NYSC as a call for National Service, then you are wrong. DON'T be carried away, don't live in the past, upgrade and reboot your mind. There is no more National Youth Service. To know what you have, then read on.

A National service is a National sacrifice, and a sacrifice is "giving up (something valued) for the sake of other considerations".

Some will argue simply on the amount being paid as Allawee, then you should be told that it has always been small. However dare to ask yourself, what valuable have you or others given up to be engaged in NYSC for one year?

If you are not on NYSC, are you sure of getting employed within the first 12 months after graduation? If not, then where is the sacrifice? It's a mere imagination, an assumption.

There was National sacrifice a long time ago when employers used to flock the campuses to recruit prospective graduates (final year students) into their company's work force.
There were more jobs than available hands.

At that time, a call to serve for a whole year, where you earn a little but yet sustainable monthly earning (where there is something bigger and rewarding you could have earned in the same space of time) was seen as a big sacrifice. So, taking the little Allawee compulsorily, was a sacrifice to the Nation, but not anymore.

Now, nothing is waiting after graduation and even after the so called service year.
Nothing valuable was forgone to embark on the one-year scheme.

Nowadays;
There are attempts to fake and be involved in the scheme - you mean youths want to lie to sacrifice?
Attempts to serve twice - attempting to sacrifice over and over? Funny.

The Reality
Its seen as an opportunity to get something and be engaged.
Now, it's more of a social safety-net that should even be upgraded.

Yes, the scheme is still running and is called "National Youth Service" but I advise that, if you have gotten the chance to be mobilized for NYSC, you should see yourself as a Corps member on a >>>

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MAIZE FARMING IN NIGERIA ( 2015 SEASON) - MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

Farm Location : Uromi, Edo State ( South South Nigeria).
Farm Size: 10 hectares ( 25 Acres).
Budget: N300, 000
Variety: IAR&T' Tropical Zea Planter ( Baga).
Variant: Color: White.

By Jan 2015, the land area was chosen, so much needs to be put in place, the exact location of the farm was more than 45 mins drive from the city centre. At this point, the seeds for planting has not been sourced ( I was initially considering IFe maize 3 or 4 or the newly released 5 & 6) . Here is how its been so far:

WHAT I BORE IN MIND
NImet' 2015 weather and rainfall forecast predicting a later than normal rainfall in the area.

LAND PREP
Feb 2015
The land was formally a Government assisted communal farm. Those in charge told me the last time it was cultivated is 2007. So, I skipped the soil test with the hope that any possible deficiency will be fixed when I apply fertilizers.

March 13 2015, there still was no single drop of rain in the area. This same day, those in charge finally allocated my portion of land to me after paying my dues ( Approximately N65,000 for a 2 year lease).

NATURE OF LAND: Grassland with a number of trees and broad leaves. The Land was sparsely populated on one side and was a little thick with trees on the other side.

CHALLENGE 1: I planned to till and harrow with tractor. however, such was not readily available in the area. I was directed to a nearby university in order to hire, the price was very high ( N50,000 per day and am required to buy diesel ). secondly, their 2 tractors were not operational at the time I made my request.

CHALLENGE 2: Due to the trees and shrubs in the farming area, the tractor hiring unit required me to de-stomp the area. This process is slow and costly.

MY DECISION:
I contacted Biostadt, Lagos for Syngenta' Touchdown ( A more concentrated Glyphosate/systemic herbicide) and I bought some cartons sufficient for 10 hectares. I went to a reliable Chemical store, I bought a reliable brand of Altrazine. I mixed as recommended. This I expect will treat Both pre-emergence and post-emergence. I brought hired labor and they sprayed the whole area with Knapsack spray pumps. I had to wait until the Fifteenth day before planting. I also had to pray for rain to fall with 7 days, else the Altrazine will not work. As it happened, there was a heavy down pour on the 6th day after spraying ( this was the first rain we had). When I arrived at my farm land 15 days after spraying, everything was dead except the trees. The soil was visible and smooth. I did not brush/slash nor till. All I did was spray. The only little challenge posed was the cutting off of dead stems of broad-leaved weeds. After which am ready to plant.

SOURCING FOR PLANTING SEEDS
All efforts made to get Ife maize directly from IAR&T failed. So, I contacted local ADP office and the Commercial sales manager recommended Tropical zae planter Baga. I took samples, did a planting test and it was More than 90%. I bought 250 KG for 10 ha.

PLANTING
Layout: 75cm x 50cm, 2 seeds per spot.
MARCH ( 4TH WEEK): There is still no sufficient rainfall, everywhere was dry and hot. But we had to plant. I brought a bunch of hired laborers, I told them they must plant in rows, they argued and said that's not how they do it in their village. Well, I dropped them off and got other persons ( it took me 10 days to put a planting team together ). I expected the planting stage to be easier, but it was the toughest and most expensive. A team of 4 persons was only able to plant half a hectare per day and I had 2 teams. Well after 10 days, the planting was over, I was happy and for the first time since I embarked on this project, I had a chilled pack of fruit juice and slept well, to return to my farm after 4 days to see the beautiful young sprouts of maize.

CHALLENGES UPON CHALLENGES
1. When I got to my farm, I was so much In a hurry to see the young sprouts. I realized only a few of them had Germinated. I was so uncomfortable, I tilled a spot with a slim cutlass. what I saw shook me; a small yellow milipaed was wrapped around the 2 seeds planted and has completely eaten the seeds. I tilled up to 20 spots, in some I saw termites, ants and millipaeds. The ADP manager earlier told me the seeds were treated against insects, I called him up. He said he was not sure it is treated.

2. Those that have Germinated ( less than 60%) were being destroyed by Laeva worms, spotted hoppers. it was a terrible sight to behold. My fine young maize had holes all over it and were being cut-down by worms.

3. Then the worse happened: These ants, termites and hoppers drew the attention of birds which came in droves, weeded/uprooted my crops from the soil and ate both the ants and seeds. I cried!

DEFYING AND OVERCOMING
Of the area planted so far, only 20 percent survived. I had to replant, but not until I was ready to eliminate my enemies ( the enemies of progress).
1. Defense 1: I bought Syngenta' Karat, mixed as recommended and sprayed the surviving crops. The heartless insects all died ( some on top of the crop while taking a bite). within 3 days, their vegetation improved. My Maize now looks like it.
2. I used a little bit diluted Karat to coat the second batch of maize seeds I bought before planting them. 4 days after planting, they all germinated and with fresh leaves. Good riddance to Insects.

GBOSA! ANOTHER CHALLENGE: Oh my God. Just when I thought I can rest my body and mind, I realized something was terribly wrong. its been 2 weeks since we planted, the crops seems to be slow with growth. Also, some areas ( especially where the trees formally were) experienced good crops growth. The conclusion is that the soil though well drain, its not fertile.

I can't use chemical fertilizer at this early stage and if I leave my crops this way, they'll suffer from Chronic nutrients deficiency and they will give me low yield. So, I mobilized 120 bags ( 100kg each) of poultry droppings. it was applied in a ring style around each spot containing 2 stands of growing maize. Within 4 days ( After rainfall), the maize doubled their size, leaves became greener. In 10, they tripled their sizes.

EXPECTATIONS
Yield: 1 neatly filled ear per plant stand , 6 tons per ha ( dried grains).

FINANCES
Budget ( Adjustment): N350, 000 spent so far

MARKETING/ SALES:
Target Market: 1. Fresh maize buyers. 2 Dried grains Buyers.

I promise to provide update as soon as I can.

Personal experience of Mr James
Published by Mr James.

What do you think? do you have an advise or suggestion? Though I have a sales channel, I need more. You can contact me.

This Diary is a great one.
I am wondering how did you get water for your farm operations?
How about the tools u used?
Were all this factored into your total cost of 350000?
Please clear my head.

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